Ambrosini S.7 | |
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| Country | Italia |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| First flight | July 1939 |
| Built | 12 + 147 |
The Ambrosini SAI.7 was an Italian racing aircraft flown before World War II that entered production as a military trainer (designated simply S.7) after the war. It was of conventional configuration, constructed of wood, with a tail wheel undercarriage. Power was provided by an air-cooled inverted inline engine, the Alfa-Romeo model 115 with 225 horsepower.
Source: Ambrosini S.7 on Wikipedia
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Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Reconnaissance, Bomber |
| First flight | 17 June 1916 |
| Built | 4077 |
The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was also built under contract by Austin Motors, Daimler, Standard Motors, Siddeley-Deasy and the Coventry Ordnance Works. Intended as a replacement for the vulnerable B.E.2, the R.E.8 was widely regarded as more difficult to fly and gained a reputation in the Royal Flying Corps for being “unsafe” that was never entirely dispelled. Although eventually it gave reasonably satisfactory service, it was never an outstanding combat aircraft. Nonetheless, it remained the standard British reconnaissance and artillery observation aircraft from mid-1917 to the end of the war, serving alongside the rather more popular Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8.
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Loyd Carrier | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Armoured personnel carrier |
| In service | 1939 -1960s |
| Built | 26000+ |
The Loyd Carrier was one of a number of small tracked vehicles used by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War to transport equipment and men about the battlefield. Alongside the Bren, Scout and Machine Gun Carriers, they also moved infantry support weapons.
Source: Loyd Carrier on Wikipedia
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Nardi FN.305 | |
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| Country | Italia |
| Role | Fighter trainer and liaison monoplane |
| First flight | 19 February 1935 |
| Built | 211 |
The Nardi FN.305 was an Italian fighter trainer and liaison monoplane developed by the Fratelli Nardi company. The FN.305 was designed as a trainer and liaison aircraft and the prototype first flew on 19 January 1935. The FN.305 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction. It had tailskid landing gear, with the main gear retracting inwards. It was powered by a nose-mounted 200 hp (149 kW) Fiat A.70S inline piston engine. The prototype was a tandem two-seater with an enclosed cockpit. It was intended to produce both single-seat and two-seat variants and the next prototype was a single-seat fighter trainer followed by a two-seat basic trainer prototype which both had open cockpits.
Source: Nardi FN.305 on Wikipedia
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EE-T1 Osório |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Role | Main battle tank |
| Produced | 1986 |
| Built | 2 prototypes |
Source: EE-T1 Osório on Wikipedia
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Fiat CR.46 | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Role | Military trainer |
| First flight | 25 June 1947 |
| Built | 223 |
The Fiat G.46 was a military trainer developed in Italy shortly after World War II. The G.46 was a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which retracted inwards. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem under a long canopy. The first prototype, powered by a 205 hp (153 kW) Alfa Romeo 115-Ibis engine, made its maiden flight on 25 June 1947.
Source: Fiat CR.46 on Wikipedia
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Caproni Campini N.1 | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| First flight | 27 August 1940 |
| Built | 2 |
The Caproni Campini N.1, also known as the C.C.2, was an experimental jet aircraft built in the 1930s by Italian aircraft manufacturer Caproni. The N.1 first flew in 1940 and was briefly regarded as the first successful jet-powered aircraft in history, before news emerged of the German Heinkel He 178’s first flight a year earlier. During 1931, Italian aeronautics engineer Secondo Campini submitted his studies on jet propulsion, including a proposal for a so-called thermo-jet to power an aircraft. Following a high-profile demonstration of a jet-powered boat in Venice, Campini was rewarded with an initial contract issued by the Italian government to develop and manufacture his envisioned engine. During 1934, the Regia Aeronautica (the Italian Air Force) granted its approval to proceed with the production of a pair of jet-powered prototype aircraft. To produce this aircraft, which was officially designated as the N.1, Campini formed an arrangement with the larger Caproni aviation manufacturer.
Source: Caproni Campini N.1 on Wiki
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Jagdpanzer Kanone 90 | |
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| Country | West Germany |
| Role | Tank destroyer |
| Produced | 1965–1967 |
| Built | 770 |
The Kanonenjagdpanzer (KanJPz; also known as Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm, “tank destroyer, gun 90mm”) was a German Cold War tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm anti-tank gun taken from obsolete M47 Patton tanks. Its design was very similar to that of the World War II Jagdpanzer IV.
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Breguet XIV | |
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| Country | France |
| Role | Bomber |
| First flight | 21 November 1916 |
| Built | 8000+ |
The Bréguet 14 was a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was built in very large numbers and production continued for many years after the end of the war. Apart from its widespread usage, the Bréguet 14 is known for being among the first mass-produced aircraft to use large amounts of metal, rather than wood, in its structure. This allowed the airframe to be lighter than a wooden airframe of the same strength, in turn making the aircraft relatively fast and agile for its size; in combat it was able to outrun many contemporary fighters. The Bréguet 14’s strong construction allowed it to sustain considerable damage, in addition to being easy to handle and possessing favourable performance. The type has often been considered to have been one of the best aircraft of the war.
Source: Breguet XIV on Wiki
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Bréguet 1050 Alizé | |
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| Country | France |
| Role | Anti-submarine aircraft |
| First flight | 6 October 1956 |
| Built | 89 |
The Bréguet Br.1050 Alizé (French: “Tradewind”) was a French carrier-based anti-submarine warfare aircraft. It was developed in the 1950s, based loosely on the second prototype Bréguet Vultur attack aircraft which had been modified into the Bréguet Br.965 Épaulard anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
Source: Bréguet 1050 Alizé on Wiki
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